need help with skimmer programming

[Jrodiw76]

Is there a way to shut off the skimmer if the APEX shows no power to the return pump?
The skimmer over flows when I shut my Vortex return pump off manually on its controller.
I just want the skimmer to shutdown if there ever was a pump failure.

Thanks,

 

[SuncrestReef]

Which model of Apex do you have? If you're using the current Apex 2016 or Apex-EL with the EB832 EnergyBar, you can use it to monitor the watts or amps for each individual output. Here's an example:

[Skimmer]
Fallback OFF
Set ON
If FeedA 000 Then OFF
If Output Return_Pump Watts < 10 Then OFF
Defer 005:00 Then ON

Just substitute the name of your pump's output and the number of watts you want to trigger the skimmer to turn off.

See my tutorial on Apex Power Monitoring for more details and examples:

Neptune Apex Programming Tutorials, Part 4: Power Monitoring

Part 4 of our series on programming your Neptune Apex: Power Monitoring

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Jrodiw76]

Thank you. It is the Apex 2016.